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马上

马上 mǎshàng

马上 mǎshàng Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 4 English Translations of the word 马上 mǎshàng .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
mǎshàng | ma3 shang4
English translation
at once
right away
immediately
on horseback (i.e. by military force)

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Traditional form

馬上

Part of speech

Adverb / 副词 fù cí Fù cí
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Etymology of 马上 mǎshàng

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Type

pictographic

Explanation

Simplified form of . Pictograph of a horse.

Positional decomposition

⿹?

Number of Strokes

3
shǎng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Originally a small line or dot above a longer line, indicating "up". The vertical line was added to distinguish the character from èr (two).

Positional decomposition

⺊一

Number of Strokes

3

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Example sentences using 马上 mǎshàng

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yǒu de Huán shì 花骨朵 huā gǔ duo ér , kān 起来 qǐlai 饱胀马上 mǎshàng yāo 破裂 pò liè 似的 shìde .

Some or bud, satiety may look like an immediate rupture.

jiē xìn Hòu 马上 mǎshàng 联系 liánxì .

I got in touch with him immediately after I received the letter.

马上 mǎshàng jiù Néng 做好 jiān 蛋卷 dàn juǎn .

I can easily whip up an omelette.

wǎng 欧洲 Ōuzhōu de 航空 hángkōng 邮件 yóu jiàn 马上 mǎshàng jiù huì 到达 dàodá .

A letter sent by airmail will get to Europe quickly.

鲁道夫 Guò yān lái , dàn yòu 马上 mǎshàng 觉得 juéde 这样 zhè yàng zuò 有些 yǒu xiē gòu 妥当 tuǒdang .

Rudolf offered tobacco, feeling suddenly immature as he did so.

马上 mǎshàng Decomposition

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马上 mǎshàng Compounds

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